OT No swearing at Donna, Koko

[Guest guest]

Wow, 16 years old. My oldest, Alex, is about 9. He was a stray when I

got him, but I think that is fairly close. How did Koko get feline

urinary disease? Our baby, Anne Bonney, who showed up in the middle

of Hurricane Ivan got sick when she was a kitten. No one could figure

out what was wrong with her. We went through a number of diagnosis

and was on various meds, and nothing seemed to help her out. She

eventually outgrew it. She can't jump to this day, tho. I never tried

the veggie diet for our " kids. " We get our food at Costco and they

seem content, so I figure, why mess with it. I can't imagine trying

to wash their mouthes out with soap. The way they get around water,

you might lose an arm or something in the attempt. I say this because

we gave ours a bath this week. Nothing like the smell of drowned cat.

LOL!!!

April

 

, Donnalilacflower

<thelilacflower wrote:

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> I don't know but I told him to stop that or I will

> have to wash his mouth out with soap...LOL

> No, he eats a prescription diet from the vets, I

> almost lost him a few times to the feline urinary

> disease, and the first time he was only 2 yrs old, so

> I'm not touching his diet, he's 16 and doing good now.

> Donna

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> --- April <cameragrl1 wrote:

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> > Donna, what does Koko say when you ask him if he is

> > swearing at you?

> > I have 4 cats, so I know how they are. I know my one

> > cat, Izzy gets

> > mad when we are lounging on the couch together and I

> > have to get up

> > to get ready for work or do housework. I don't get a

> > very nice look

> > at all. Do you feed your cat vegetarian cat food. My

> > friend who is

> > vegan feeds his greyhound vegetarian dog food.

> > April

> >

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[Guest guest]

Ha ha, I hate how wet cats look!! They're all so dignified and independent

before the bath, then you do the terrible deed and their pride goes down the

drain along with the bathwater. Such an awful sight. Another absolutely horrible

thing is a post-bath rat. I gave two of my rats a bath a couple of weeks ago,

and they were so disgusted at me the whole day. That expression about the

drowned rat- it's for a reason, they look pathetic. Even after I dried them off

they stayed in their cage sulking, wouldn't even take treats from me...

Horrible.

 

On a serious note, I forgot who said something about their cat having urinary

problems, but here's my two cents. Add water or milk or broth to the cat's dry

food, every meal. It'll go bad faster, but dry food lacks the moisture it needs

(which is why my dogs get very, very little kibble), and can cause some very

nasty problems, especially in cats. Ever thought about BARF (Bones and Raw

Food), or some other raw food diet? That's what my dogs eat at the moment,

though tomorrow they begin their two-day fast before switching to vegan. Best

thing in the world for a cat or ferret. You just don't see cats on BARF with

urinary problems, or any other problems for that matter. My two cents, this is

my one area of knowledge so I felt compelled.

 

Kadee Sedtal

 

 

 

 

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